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IAC023-191445-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

652 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BUTLER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA



* UNTIL 945 AM



* AT 652 AM...RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH FLASH FLOOD         

  PRODUCING RAINS IN THE WARNING AREA.



* THUNDERSTORMS ARE CONTINUOUSLY REDEVELOPING...RESULTING IN         

  EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. RAINFALL RATES WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 2 INCHES      

  PER  HOUR. THIS WILL PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING ON SMALL STREAMS AND   

  AREA ROADWAYS IN THE WARNING AREA.



KWWL TV IN WATERLOO REPORTED STREET FLOODING IN PARKERSBURG.



OTHER WARNING LOCATIONS INCLUDE...

ALLISON...APLINGTON...BRISTOW...CLARKSVILLE...DUMONT...NEW

HARTFORD...PARKERSBURG AND SHELL ROCK



FLASH FLOODS OCCUR QUICKLY...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. NEVER DRIVE

THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH...THE ROAD SURFACE MAY BE WASHED OUT.

LESS THAN ONE FOOT OF FAST FLOWING WATER CAN SWEEP AN AUTOMOBILE OFF

THE ROAD.



LAT...LON 4281 9302 4256 9303 4256 9256 4281 9257



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